Senior Director, Office of Crisis Coordination
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
Atlanta, Georgia
Dawn Peel LPC CPCS is the Senior Director of Crisis Coordination at the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. Dawn became a Licensed Professional Counselor in 2008 and a Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor in 2013. Dawn received her undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Geneseo in 1996 and her graduate degree from Canisius College in 1998. She has worked in the behavioral health field for twenty-nineyears with diverse roles in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Dawn has worked for DBHDD for over fourteen years and has been in her current role since 2022. Previously, she served as the Behavioral Health Regional Services Director for the Region Two Field Office. Dawn is responsible for enterprise oversight of the DBHDD state funded crisis system and collaborating with internal and external partners for ongoing management of 988. Dawn also serves as a CIT Coordinator for DBHDD.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT